Tire-holder.



A ORA/EV.

J. (L COLE.

TIRE HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 25. 1910.

Patented July 16, 1912.

WITNESSES.-

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\ .i'oiin CLARENCE coma, OFCHICOPEE FALLS, MAssAcHUsE'r'rs, ASSIGNOR TOTHE rrs ,RUBIBER COMPANY, or 'cHIooPnE rALLs, MASSACHUSETTS, A,CORPORATION or releases.

To-ail witom it may concern:

Tire Holde'rs, 10f.

'nnnawenn Specification'of Letters Patent.

TIRE-HOLDER.

' Patented nly 16, 1912.

Application filed May ,25, 1910. Serial No. 563,248.

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. Gone, a citizen ofthe United States of'America, residing at Ghicopee' Falls, in the county of Hampden andState of Massachusetts, have invented'new and useful Improvements inwhich the following is a specification; i

This invention-relates to devices for holding spare tireswhich aregenerally carried on self-propelled roadvehicles, the objectof theinvention being to provide a structure adapted especially to 1 carry oneOr-more Y pneumatic" or other tires, together. with the .n'iet-a-l rimson which they are mounted.

' "At-the present time the use of demount- ,able rims for automobiles isquite general;

and, as is well known, the tires, inflated, are

mounted on these rims, which adds quite an additional weight to becarried, and the tire- I holders, ashtfprsent generally constructed,

are' not adapted to securely hold the spare thatthe loose, The presentinvention prov des means to tires of this type rigidly enought'o preventconsiderable play of, the tire in the holders when the vehicle is inuse, and the result is tires chafe and the tire-holders workhrigidlylock the-tires by meansof engagementwit-hithe rims thereof ofsuitablelock jing devices associated with the holders, and

asthese rims are veryirigid" all movement of the tires in the holders isavoided.

In the, drawings "the" holder is shown ia daptedto reoeiyefone tireonly, the general construction being described farther on.

The figure of the drawings is a perspective View 'showing fa- "'piirtion of the vehicle to which the tire-holder is secured, and is of thattype arranged to receive but one tire.

Referring to theflrflawings, a indicates a portion of the body "of anautomobile to which the various fixtures embodying the in- .vention areattached. These fixtures are three in numberand are attachedrespectively to the body of the vehicle at Z) to the dash-board 0, as atal, and to the runningboard e, as at f. The two fixtures attachedrespectively to the body and the dash-board are securedthereto'byfinean's'of supports or brackets, indicated respectively by gand h, in whi'ch are secured adjustable arms k and 'mh These arms aresecured in their brackets by set-screws or. other suitable means, by oneend thereof, their opposite ends extending out horizontally at rightangles to the side of the vehicle-body; and on these last-named portionsof said arms are secured clamping Jaws consisting of two parts and p,inthe parts 0 being removably secured to the arms by means of set-screws1', preferably. The part 0 is turned down at one end to a smallerdiameter for adistance equal to, or a little longer than, the part 29 toconstitute asleeve 0 -on which the part 79 may slide toward and fronithepart0. Preferably the parts 0 have a spline and groove connection withthe arms Z: and m, the groove only being shown and indicated by k and mrespeo tively, inthe two arms. The use of the sleeve 0 greatlystrengthensthe arms 70 and m and' prevents the bending thereof by therectangularly shaped flanged edge wwhich is engaged by the jaws 0 and2), and the configurationof'the jaws is such as is adapted to theparticular shape of this tire-flange.

If the tire-holders are to be used for a clencher-type of tire, theconfiguration of the jaw will be slightly difiierent tov conform to theedge of the rim on'which that kind of a tire would be mounted.

Located on the running-board e of-the vehicle another fixture adaptedtoengage the tire '0, and it consists of a suitable base 3 on which is arigid arm 4 of a curved form to adaptit to the external shapeof the tirea, and a similar oppositely disposed arm 5 which is hinged on the baseat 6 in such manner as to permit it to swing out-' wardly. The free endsof these two arms 4 and. 5 are pr'oyided with jaws 7 and 8 adapted tograsp' the rim t, and the flange 'w of the tire in the same manner thatthe fixtures on the body and dash-board grasp these parts, the clampingdevice" to hold This clamping device isthe- - of a yoke 14 referred to,30 attached to the these jaws against the rim 20 being similar to thedevicereferred to above as applied to the parts and 19;

Preferably, a cushion or pad 9 of some soft material is applied tothe'base 3 to support the tire out of contact with the metal holder. YThis feature 1s common to most tire-holders and prevents the chafing ofthe tire which would take place, if itrested on 10 metal.

When it is desired *to carry more than one tire, the arms is and m andthe sleeve 0;

of the part a would be made enough longer than shown in the figure topermit the jaws 0 and 7) tobe separated sutliciently to grasp the outeredges of the'rims of two tires placed side by side, and the fixturesecured to the running-board would, in that case,-

be made wide enough for two tires, this fixture being the only oneinwhich a slight change is required to enable the two tires to be mountedtherein. and easily removed therefrom. I The locking device referred toabove as applied to. the'p'arts o and p and to the fix- I therunning-board.' This yoke swings down over the end of an abutment 15 onthe' opposite member 'of,'the clamping device, as v shown, there beingascrew 16 extending through the end of the yoke bear against theabutment 15.

By screwing up on sible to very tightly grip the rim of'the ,40 wheelcarried. on thefixtures regardless of the type of the rim on'which1the'tire may bemounted,andlby gripping the rims and flanges by their edges,it is -unnecessary that the rim seat should have any bearing on theclamping devices.-,- Furthermore, thistype of locking devicemakes itpossible to secure the .sa ne against surreptitious opening thereof bydrilling a hole 17 through the abutment l5 and passing. a tongue of apadlock through the hole. I theuse 'ofthetiieholders shown and o Bydescribed herein, the tires are supported by as o for example, on thefixtures 1 and adapted to the bolts l6,' it is pos- Witnesdes;

their rims and the cushions 9 are of little practical value exceptasthey serve to prevent any friction between the surface of thetirewhere it passes through the holder base3 of that holder. Such frictionmight take place owing to the vibration of the run ,ning-bo'ard, ifthere were contact between the tire and that holder, even though theweight of the tire were supported by the clamping jaws of the variousvfixtures above described.

pecially' adapted to the-tires and demountable rims described, they maybe used to carry tires not mounted; onthe rims, as the beaded edges ofthe pneumatic tires in general use are sufliciently rigid to withstandthe clamping action of they jaws 0 and p or 7and 8.

1. A'tire-ho der consisting of supports se- 1 cured to a-vehicle insuitably spaced relation.

one with another and extending away from the vehicle, and clampingdevices on said supports each comprising a. pair of jaws adapted to.grip the inner periphery of t-he tire only, and means, to adjust each ofsaid 'aws one relative to. the other and both relative to the vehiclebody, together with a yoke on one jaw having aswi-ngingmovement intoengagement locking device operable to lock 'theyoke in engagement withthe jaws and simultane ously to tighten the grip of the jaws'on thetire. I

2. A tire-holder consisting of supports secured toa vehicle i-n-suitablyspaced relation, gripping the opposite edges of the inner periphery of atire; one of said jaws being provided withna projection, and ayoke onthe opposite jawtocouple said jaws together, and a screw in the yoke tobear-on said pr0ject1on to lock said, yoke in operative position andsimultaneously to tighten the grip of the jawsnn the tire.

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on the running-board, and the top of the.

'Whilethe holders herein'fdescribed are eswiththe other and jaws on saidsupports to grip-

